Angela Rayner's exit was quickly pounced on by Nigel Farage, who brought his Reform Party conference speech forward to address it. He claimed Labour faces a split that could force an early election in 2027. Darren Jones, chief secretary to the prime minister, responded to the claims on Sky News, saying: "Nigel Farage is wrong, the Labour Party is not going to split and there won't be an early election." Live updates: https://news.sky.com/story/politics-latest-angela-rayner-starmer-labour-